1. Where did the Whiskey Rebellion take place?
Southern Virginia
Western Pennsylvania
Northern New England
Eastern Kentucky
2. When did the Whiskey Rebellion take place?
1802
1791
1786-1787
1791 - 1794
3. Who was responsible for the Whiskey Rebellion?
farmers in Western Pennsylvania
Both Hamilton and the farmers
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
4. Why did the Whiskey Rebellion take place in Western Pennsylvania?
farmers there were still angry about Shays' Rebellion
settlers were mad they couldn't settle in the Northwest Territory.
farmers there were unable to vote
farmers there produced alcohol with their crops
5. Why did farmers in western Pennsylvania turn their crops into alcohol like whiskey?
Too much grain was being grown to make food so other uses had to be found.
Alcohol, unlike grain, wouldn't go bad by the time it was sold back east.
They made large profits from selling alcohol.
They were thirsty.
6. Why did Hamilton place an excise tax on alcohol in 1791?
He was forced to by President Washington.
He wanted to pay off the government's debts.
He wanted to tax wealth individuals.
He wanted to anger Anti-Federalists.
7. Why were the farmers in Western Pennsylvania outraged by the tax?
They were poor, and the tax took some of their already small profits.
They felt both targeted and angry their small profits were being taxed.
They felt Hamilton was targeting them.
Jefferson supported the tax and the farmers felt betrayed.
8. How did the rebellion turn violent in 1794?
The rebels attacked an armory and tried to steal weapons.
The rebels attacked Alexander Hamilton.
The rebels set fire to the tax collector's house.
The rebels blocked court houses and threatened judges.
9. How did the government under the new Constitution respond to the rebellion?
It showed strength, responded, and put down the rebellion.
The Judicial Branch declared the tax "unconstitutional."
Like the Articles of Confederation, it was weak and powerless.
The Executive Branch vetoed the tax.
10. To put down the rebellion...
The tax was ended so the farmers stopped protesting.
Hamilton ordered an attack on the farmers and dozens were killed
The army rounded up the leaders of the rebellion and executed them.
Washington lead almost 13,000 troops to Pennsylvania.
11. As the army approached, most of the rebels scattered. For those that were arrested...
150 were executed.
they had to pay extra taxes on their whiskey.
they were sentenced to 10 years in prison.
two were found guilty, but Washington pardoned them.
12. The Whiskey Rebellion proved the new Constitution was...
ineffective
weak
a danger to rights and freedoms.
strong
13. The Whiskey Rebellion is an example of a...
domestic policy issue
foreign policy issue
14. By putting down the Whiskey Rebellion, the new Constitution showed it could meet it's goal to:
insure domestic tranquility
provide for the common defense
promote the general welfare
secured the blessings of liberty,
15. The excise tax on alcohol impacted the farmers until ...
1802 when Jefferson was President and ended the tax.
the nation's debts were paid off.
Presdient Washington left office.
Hamilton admitted it was a bad policy and repealed it.
What is the last name of the President?
Biden
biden
